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Is the trade in personal information beneficial to consumers [electronic resource] : research project, final report / submitted to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada by l'Union des consommateurs ; [researched and written by Marie-Ève Rancourt].
The right to privacy is often defined as the right of the individual to not be pestered and to not have his personal information collected, used or disclosed without his consent. Furthermore, this right to privacy has always been considered an attribute intrinsic to natural persons, which may not be claimed by any business or organization. With deregulation and technological advances, the question of protecting privacy and personal information is arousing increasing interest and concern among Canadians.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (73 p.) : digital file.
- Publisher: Montréal, Que. : Union des consommateurs, 2007
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "June 2007." CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-73). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Union des consommateurs, strength through networking -- Introduction -- Advantages, disadvantages and possible abuses of existing practices -- Profiling -- Cookies -- Spyware -- Spam -- Loyalty cards -- Period of retention and safeguarding of data -- Cross-border data flows -- Analysis of the legality of certain business practices -- Results grid -- Highlights -- Analysis -- The nature and form of consent -- Consent regarding the use of personal information -- Transparent policies for informed consent -- Limiting information collected and the period of time information may be retained -- Safeguarding information -- Other considerations -- Applicable laws and standards -- Privacy protection and legislation on protecting personal information -- International background -- The national context -- The provincial scene -- Differences between federal legislation and provincial legislation -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Mediagraphy. The collecting of personal information -- Impact of the expanding telecommunications sector -- Types of organizations that collect personal information -- Information collection methods -- Using information technologies to collect personal information -- Utilization of personal information -- From targeted marketing to profiling -- Case studies -- DoubleClick -- Personal information agents -- |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by Canada Commons. |
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